Galit Distel Atbaryan, a parliament member who beforehand served in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet, apologized Sunday for contributing to the interior strife in Israel that preceded the Oct. 7 assault by Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip.
Distel Atbaryan assertion marks a uncommon admission of duty from a member of Netanyahu’s Likud Party for sowing division forward of the assault, in accordance with The Associated Press.
The former public diplomacy minister advised Channel 13 TV that she “sinned against” the democratic, secular public and, consequently, “caused pain” for Israelis in addition to worry.
“And I am sorry for this,” she stated.
The Hamas assault, which led to an estimated 1,200 deaths and 240 kidnappings, has triggered a devastating battle that has raged for practically three months. An estimated 21,600 Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip have been killed since Oct. 7, with practically 2 million survivors pressured from their properties, in accordance with The Guardian.
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